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on buttons, especially substantially flat buttons having perforations or holes through which the attaching thread is passed. Such buttons are of a wide variety of shapes and sizes, the number and spacing of the thread receiving holes differing in different buttons, and the number of stitches required for their satisfactory attachment varying with the number of holes, the size of the buttons, and the purpose and location of their attachment.

The present invention has for a general object the provision of'an improved button sewing machine which can, by simple adjustments readily 'eifected by the ordinary operator, be set to attach either a two-hole or a four-hole button, having holesof any spacing within the range of the machine, by means of a variable number of groups of superimposed stitches, the thread being secured by a tying stitch at the completion of each group of attaching stitches. The machine is entirely automatic in its operation and, having been set in operation with the work properly positioned therein, will perform and complete the sequence of operations for which it has previously been set or adjusted and thereafter come to rest.

In machines for sewing four-hole buttons it has heretofore been customary to impart to the needle a-lateral jogging motion (in addition to its vertical reciprocationlin order to cause it to pass alternately through the holes of one pair, after which the work is shifted horizontally in a direction transverse to that of the jogging motion to bring the other pair of holes into position for cooperation with the needle. This necessitates the provision of work clamps and devices for moving the same, and the location of these instr'umentalities in-the space between the head and the bed of the machine, thereby obstructing this space and making-it difiicult, if not impossible, to attach buttons elsewhere than closely adjacent the edge of the, material. 1 An important object of the present invention is to overcome 4 this difliculty by the complete elimination of the a movable work clamps and their operating devices, leaving between the head and the bed of the machine an unobstructed space wherein a considerable quantity of goods can be gathered,

50 thereby making it possible to attach a button (for example, a pocket or trimming button) at a considerable distance from the edge of the goods.-

a four-hole button are imparted to the stitch forming 'instrumentalities.

Another'object of the invention is to provide stitching-forming mechanism suitable for the attachment of buttons and comprising cooperating instrumentalities shiftable in unison to main-- tain their cooperative-relationship while operating upon the work at different points, as in sewing through the respective pairs of holes of. a fourhole button.

10 The foregoing and, other ,objects of the invention, together with means whereby the latter may be carried into effect, will best be understood from the following description of an illustrative embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying 15 drawings. The particular mechanism described and shown has, however, been chosen for purposes of exeinpliflcation merely, as it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the invention, as

defined by the claims hereunto appended, may 20 be otherwise embodied without departure from the spirit and scope thereof.

a In said drawings;

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly brokenaway, of the complete machina, 25

Figs. 2-, and 3 are detail views illustrating the attachment of two dlflerent types ofbuttons.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially A on the line 4-4,.Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectionon the line 5-5, Fig. 1.

Fig. 6is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line H, Fig. 1. 1 Fig. 7 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 1-1, Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation, partly broken away, 35

.of the complete machine.

, Fig. 9 is a vertical section taken. substantially 'on the line, 9-0, Big. 1. 1

,Fig. 10 is a detail section taken substantially on the line lO-ll, Fig. 1. 40

' Fig. 11 isa plan view, and I Fig. 12 is a side elevation of-the main cam. Fig. 13 is a section taken on the line l3-l3 of Fig. 12.

Flg. 14 is a detail view of. a portion of the-ad-- J'usting mechanism for controlling the amplitude of the lateral movements of the stitch-forming instrunientalities in accordance with the spacing of the liples in thebutton.

Fig; 15 is a'fragmentary detail view of the mechanisms for producing the various movements of the needle.' v

Fig. 16 is a detailp'erspective view of-the lower d ba su' d a r er hrough which the hori- 5 zontal movements of the needle are effected and controlled.

Fig. 17 is a plan view, partly in section on the line ||l1, Fig. 15.

Fig. 18 is a detail plan view, looking from the top of Fig. 15 of the devices for adjusting the mechanism to vary the amplitude of the fore and aft movements of the stitch-forming devices.

Fig. 19 is a detail perspective view of certain of the elements of the mechanism shown in Figs. 15 and 17.

Fig. 20 is a fragmentary detail view of the mechanism for effecting and controlling the movements of the looper carrier and loopers.

Fig. 21 is a similar view looking from the left in Fig. 20, with certain parts added.

Fig. 22 is a fragmentary plan View of the same mechanism.

Figs. 23 and 24 are views similar to Fig. 17 showing different adjustments of the parts to vary the needle movements in accordance with the work to be done. 1

Fig. 25 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 25-25, Fig. 6.

Fig. 26 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 2G2G, Fig. 25.

Fig. 27 is a fragmentary longitudinal vertical section taken substantially on the line 2I2|, Fig. 31 of the rear portion of the machine, showing certain of the driving connections.

Figs. 28, 29 and '30 are fragmentary detail views of certain of the parts in Fig. 27, showing them in different positions.

Fig. 31 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line a 3|, Fig. 27.

Fig. 32 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 32-32, Fig. 27.

Fig. 33 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 33-33;, Fig. 31.

Fig. 34 is a fragmentary detail view of certain of the parts in Fig. 27. v

Figs. 35 and 36 are detail sections taken substantially on the lines 3535 and 88-88, respectively, Fig. 31, showing the parts in diflerent positions.

Referring to Figs. 1, 4, 6, 8 and 9, the frame or casing of the machine comprises a base or bed 18 and an overhanging head 1| supported therefrom by an upright housing portion 12 enclosing the principal parts of the operating and controlling devices. For convenience of assembly and repair, said frame or casing comprises two separable main sections A and A2 connected and relatively positioned by'dowels a (Figs. 4, 2'1 and 33) and several attached minor-parts all of which collectively afford the necessary enclosures, supports,- bearings, etc., for the various moving parts.

The bed 18 carries a work plate I3 upon which the fabric W to which the buttons are to be attached is supported and against which it is clamped by a presser foot 14 carrying a button clamp 15 for holding the individual buttons and positioning them for the operation of the sewing instrumentalities.

The main driving and controlling instrumentalities include a main power shaft 16 journalled in suitable bearings in the head 'II and to which power may be applied through a belt pulley 11 under the control of automatic stop mechanism hereinafter described; a vertical cam shaft 18 journalled in suitable bearings in the housing 12, driven through a worm '25 and worm gear 28 from the main shaft 16, and provided with suitable cams for controlling the movements of the several instrument alities; and a horizontal looper shaft 18 journalled in suitable hearings in the base 18 and operated and controlled from the cam shaft I8.

The stitch-forming instrumentalities include an eye-pointed needle 88 carried by a needle bar 8| mounted for vertical or longitudinal reciprocation in the head II, and a pair of loopers 82 and 88 on a looper carrier 84 secured to the looper shaft 18 adjacent its forwardend (see particularly Figs. 6, 8, and 22) Except as hereinafter mentioned, these instrumentalities may be substantially as shown and described in the Dahl Patent No. 862,238, August 6, 1907. The sewing thread it is supplied to the needle from asuitable source, not shown, through a tension device and suitably arranged guides on the head and needle bar and shown, for example, at 88 and 81, under the control of the usual takeup 88 which, in this fhstance, is operated by a cam 88 upon the shaft 18.

The needle bar 8| is longitudinally reciprocated by a crank pin 98 carriedby the cam 88 and connected-by suitable linkage 9| with a col-- lar 82 on said needle bar, and is guided adjacent its upper end in a bearing 83 which, as shown, is carried by a flexible metallic disk 84 suitably clamped in a recess 85 in the upper end of the head II. This mounting of the needle bar guide 88 may be, and as shownis, substantially as more fully shown and described in the Reece Patent No. 1,993,350, March -5, 1935, and is such as to permit the needle bar a limited universal swinging movement about the point of intersection of its axis with the plane of. the disk 84. Adjacent its lower end the needle bar is guided in a hearing 86 similarly mounted by means of a disk 91 in a carrier member 88 mounted, as hereinafter described, for movement in a horizontal plane both laterally and longitudinally of the machine frame.

In attaching a two-hole button B, as shown in Fig. 2, the carrier 88 is oscillated laterally, or in a plane transverse to the axis of the needle eye, between successive descents of the needle 80 to cause said needle to pass alternately through the holes h andh 'in the button, the looper carrier being at this time oscillated laterally by the shaft 18 to cause the loopers to cooperate with the needle in the formation of a groupof superimposed stitches s passing through said holes and serving to attach the button to the fabric W. In attaching a four-hole button, such as shown at B in Fig. 3, thesame operations are performed to form a group of attaching stitches s passing through the holes hi and 722, after which the carrier 88 is shifted. longitudinally, or in a direction fore and aft of the machine in substantially the plane of the axis of the needle eye, to bring the needle into the plane of the holes M and M of the other pair, the looper shaft 19 with the looper carrier 84 and loopers 82 and 83 being similarly shifted to maintain the cooperative relationship of said loopers width the needle. Thereafter'the sewing operations are repeated to form a second group of attaching stitches 32 passing through the holes M and n4.

By reason of the fact that all of the relative movements of the stitch-forming instrumentali- (iii ing the work in the attachment of a four-hole button. Consequently the space 99 between the bed 10 and the headJI at the rear of the presser foot is entirely unobstructed, so that a consider- 5 able quantity of the material W can be rolled or folded into said space, permitting positioning on the work plate of ,a portion of the work quite remote from the edges thereof.

Specifically the presser foot 14 and button clamp 15 carried thereby form no portion of the present invention and may be of any construction and arrangement suitable to perform their intended functions and permit the operation of the stitch-forming instrumentalities as above de- 15 scribed. As shown", the presser foot 141s secured to a short upright rod I00 (see Figs. 1, '7 and 8) carried by an arm 'IOI projecting from a slide I02 guided for vertical movement in the head" 1|. The-slide 102 is normally'held downward to 20 urge the presser foot against the work by a spring I03 but may be moved upwardly against the tension of said spring, to raise the presser foot, by a lever I04 connected by a chain I05 with a suitable treadle, not shown.

The carrier member 98 for the lower .needle bar guide 96 is guided for longitudinal movement in a groove in the top of a head I06 (Figs. 1, 4,

15 and 1'?) having a shank or trunnion I01 received in a socket I08 in the bottom wall of the 30 head ll of the machine Whereby said head I06 is pivoted for oscillation about the axis of said shank. Said carrier is, therefore, free to move longitudinally in'the head I06 or to oscillate laterally with said head about the pivotal axisof 35 the latter. Said carrier is further held and guided for movement in a horizontal plane by channel members I09 (Figs. 1 and 10) each secured to bosses IIO on the bottom wall of the 8 head H by bolts I II (see also Fig. 4) said carrier 40 being retained within the grooves of said channels by cover plates I I2 secured in place by said bolts III. v

The carrier 98 is oscillated laterally about the axis of the pivot I01 to cause the needle to 5 pass alternately through the holes h, hiFig. 2) h, M (Fig. 3) or n3, k4, by mechanism most clearly shown in Fig. 17. Said mechanism comprisesa link II3 having a pin or stud II4 (see also Fig. 9) a downwardly projecting portion of 50 which is received in a longitudinally disposed way II5 (Fig. 16) in the upper face. of the carrier 98, and an upwardly projecting portion of which is received in a way II6 inva head II1 having a shank II8 pivoted in a'bracket II9 which pro- 55 jects inwardly from one of the side walls of the head 1|. The way II6 permits lateral movement of the stud H4, and consequently lateral oscillation of the carrier, while holding said stu'd against longitudinal movement in the way H5; 60 while the latter way permits longitudinal movement of the carrier 96 independently of said stud -as hereinafter explained. The. opposite end of the link H3 is providedwith a stud m received in an arcuate groove I2 I in one arm of a lever I22 (see also Figs. 9 and secured to an upright shaft I23 journalled in a bearing I24 depending from the top of the head 1I-. At its opposite end the lever I 22 carries a'pin I25 which engages a cam groove I21 in the upper face of a 70 main cam I29 fast on the vertical cam shaft 18.

With this construction it will be seen that rotation of the cam I29 will cause the lever I22 to swing about the axis of the shaft I23, and thatthis movement willoe transmtited from said lfe'ver 75 to the carrier 0: through the link In.

' groove I2I, and in The amplitude of the lateral vibration thus imparted to the carrier 98 will depend upon the point of engagement of the stud I20 with the.

order to permit this to be readily adjusted in accordance with the lateral 5 spacing of the holesin the button, the link I I3 is provided with a third stud I30 engaged by a fork I3I (see also Figs. 4, 5, 9 and 14) carried by a slide I32 guided forhorizontal movement on the side wall of the head 1| by a stud I33 projecting 10 inwardly from saidwall and engaging a slot I34 in the slide and a clamp screw I35 projecting through a slot I36 in the wall and in threaded I engagement with said slide. By loosening the clampscrew the slide I32 may be moved longi-" 15 described, independently of the link I46 and stud 25 I41. The stud I41 also pivotally connects the link I46 with an arm I49 (see also Fig. 21) on a vertical rock shaft I50 journalled in suitable bearings on the interior of the main casing, said connection serving to retain the stud I41 in the 30 groove I46. At its rear end the link I46 carries a stud I5I which engages a groove I52 in an arm I53 secured to a second vertical rock shaft I54 (see also Figs. 9 and 20) Adjacent its lower end the rock shaft I54 has secured thereto an arm I55 5 1 having a bifurcated end between the branches of which is pivoted the end of a link I56 having a slot I51 (Fig. 19) to receive a stud I58 (Fig. 15) depending from a bracket or interior frame member I59 within the main casing and the form of 44) which is most clearly shown in Fig. 9. The link I56 is, therefore, guided on the stud I58 by engagement of the latter with the slot I51 and is supported by a flange or head I60 on the lower end of the stud. The link I56has secured thereto a pair of contact or cam-follower blocks I6I embracing between them and cooperating .with an edge cam I62 rotatably mounted on the stud I58 and the hub of which is provided with a spur gear I63 meshing with a pinion I64 on the lower r end of the main cam shaft 18. The gear I63 and pinion I64 are of such sizes as to constitute two to one gearing between the cam I62 and the cam shaft 18,-so that the cam I62 is rotated at onehalf the speed of the main cam I29. Accordingly, 55 after one complete rotation of the cam I29 to cause the cam groove I21 thereof to produce a predetermined number of lateral reciprocations of the needle bar to form, for example, the group of stitches s' (Fig. 3), the cam I 62 will cause the 69 carrier 96 and needle bar to be shifted longitudinally of the machine in one direction, after which a second rotation of the cam I29 will cause the necessary number of lateral reciprocations to form the group of stitches s2, whereupon the cam 65 I62 will return the carrier and needle bar to their.

original longitudinal positions.

The amplitude of the longitudinal or' fore and aft movement'of the carrier 98 and needle bar 8I is determined by the positionof the'stud I5I in the groove I52'of the arm I53, and, in order that this may be conveniently adjusted in accordance with the fore and aft spacing of the holes ,hI, 712, and h3rh4, there is provided a fork I65 (Figs. 9, 15 and 18) carried by a yoke I66 the arms of gages an opening I1I (Fig. 15) in a segmental index plate I12 mounted to turn about the pivot pin I 68 to an extent limited by the engagement of a' pin I13 on the top of. the head with an arcuate slot I14 in said plate (see also Fig. 18). The plate I12 has on its edge a graduated scale I15 cooperating, as the plate is turned, with an index mark I16 on the top of the head, said plate being secured in adjusted position by a clamp screw I 11. The handle. I69 being normally'locked to the plate I12 by the plunger I10, when said plate is turned into a predetermined position, as indicated by registration of the proper point on the scale I15 with the index mark I16, the stud II will be moved in the slot I52 to vary'the amplitude of the fore and aft movement of thecarn'er 98, it being understood that the graduations on the scale I are suitable to indicate fore and aft spacing of pairs of holes in a four-hole button. A spring I18 is suitably'connected with the yoke I66 to tend to turn the latter in a'counter-clockwise direction as Shown in Fig. 18, so that by releasing the locking pin I10, said spring will turn the yoke to cause the fork I 65 to move the pin I5I into a position co-axial with the shaft I54, whereupon there will be no longitudinal movement'of the carrier 98, thereby adjusting the machine for operation upon a two-hole button.

Figs. 4 and 17 show the adjustment of the parts .for a four-hole button having the maximum hole spacing for which the machine is adapted. Fig. 23 shows theadjustment for a two-hole button of maximum hole spacing. Fig. 24 shows the adjustment for a two-hole button having holes more closely spaced. It will be obvious that for a four-hole button of closer spacing the adjustment would be similar to that shown in Fig. 24 but with the stud I5I in a position intermediate the positions shown in Figs. 17 and 23; The looper shaft 19 is slidably mounted at its rear end in a sleeve I19 (see Fig. 22) rotatably mounted in a suitable bearing in the frame member I59. Adjacent the forward end of the sleeve'I19 the shaft 19 has secured thereto a collar I80, and the contiguous ends of said sleeve and collar are suitably formed to constitute the complementary elements of a slip coupling or clutch connecting the sleeve and shaft for oscillation in unison while permitting longitudinal movement of the shaft relative to the sleeve. At its rear end the sleeve I19 is formed with a head I8I having a transverse bore I82 in which a stud I83 is rotatably and slidably mounted. The stud I89 is provided with a head I84 (see also Figs. and 21) having a transverse bore in which is slidably and rotatably received a. stud I85 secured within and projecting longitudinally from the end of an arm I 86 secured to one end of a transverse rock shaft I81 (see also Fig. l) journalledin a suitable bearing in the frame member I59. By this construction the shaft I81 and sleeve I19, although disposed perpendicular to one another, are connected for oscillation in unison. At its opposite end the rock shaft I81 has secured thereto a bifurcated arm I88 between the bifurcations of which is pivoted at I89 the lowerend of a link I90. The upper end of the link I99 is provided with a transverse stud- I9I the inwardly projecting end of which is received in an arcuate groove I92 in one end of a lever I98 fulcrumed at its opposite end on a stud I94 projecting inwardly from the sile wall of the housing 12. Intermediate its ends the lever I93 carries a pin I95 engaging a cam groove I91 formed in the side or periphery of the main cam I29. The groove I91 corresponds to the groove I21, that is to say, the numberand timing of the oscillations of the looper shaft 19 produced by the former correspond to the number and timing of the lateral oscillations of the needle produced by the latter. Accordingly, the oscillations of the loopers are synchronized with the lateral oscillations of the needle, and it is obvious that the amplitude of the former must vary with the-amplitude of the latter. The amplitude of oscillation of the looper jecting end of the pin I9I (see also Fig. 1). Consequently, when the slide I32 is adjusted in accordance with the lateral spacing of the holes in the button, the studs I20 and I9I will be simultaneously adjusted to control both the lateral throw of the needle and the amplitude of vibration of the loopers, thereby maintaining the proper relation between the movements of said parts.

When the needle bar carrier 99 is shifted longitudinally, or in a direction fore and aft of the machine, in sewing a four-hole button, in order to transfer the operation of the needle from the plane of one pair of holes, for example, the holes M, 712, to the plane of another pair, for example, the holes h3, M, the looper shaft 19 must be like wise shifted longitudinally to maintain the proper cooperative relationship of the loopers to the needle, and tothis end, in the construction shown, the following means are provided, reference being had to Figs. 1, 6, 9, 20, 21 and 22. The vertical rock shaft I50, whose arm I 49 is connected with the link I 46 by the pin I41, has secured to its blower end a second arm 204 connected by a link 205 with a fork 206 through openings in the'arms of which the looper shaft 19 extends, and whose arms embrace a collar 201 secured to said looper shaft, whereby, when the carrier 98 is shifted longitudinally by the lever I53 acting through the link I46, the shaft 19 will be correspondingly shifted longitudinally. It will be noted that the length of the arm 204 is greater than that of the arm I49 to compensate for the difference in distance, from the pivotal center of the needle bar guide 93, of the shaft 19 and needle bar car'- rier 98, respectively. I

As above stated, the main cam I29 makes one complete rotation for each group of stitches s, s' or s2, and the number of stitches of each group is determined by the shape of the cam grooves I21 and I91.- Referring to Fig. 11, the cam groove I21 is formed with five radially offset portions,

adapted to producefive complete lateral reciproments of the loopers 82 and 83 to cause them to cooperate alternately with the needle in the formation of the attaching stitches and with a portion 213 so shaped as'to cause. one of said loopers to cooperate twice in succession with said needle when the latter descends twice through the same hole in the formation of the tying'stitch. Consequently, each group of stitches will comprise ten attaching stitches and a tying stitch, the whole group requiring twelve vertical reciprocations of the needle.

The worm 25, which meshes with the worm gear 26 on the cam shaft 18, is pinned to the main shaft 18, and interposed between said worm and a collar 21 on the shaft 18 is a bushing 208 (Figs. 9, 27 and 31) in threaded engagement with an opening in the bracket H9. The bushing 208 is formed with a worm gear 210 which meshes with a form on a spindle 2| l journalle'd in the top of the head and extending to the exterior thereof where it is provided with a head 212 by which it may be turned. By this means the shaft 15 and worm 25 may be adjusted longitudinally to a slight extent to correct any errors in the angular positioning of the cam shaft with reference to the main shaft which might interfere with the proper synchronizing of the vertical and horizontal movements of the needle.

The belt pulley 11 (Fig. 1) is loose on the shaft 16 and is adapted.- to be clutched thereto by a combined clutch and stop mechanism which as herein shown is similar to those shown and described. in the'patents to Mello, No. 1,227,643,

May 29,1917; and Reece No. 1,730,014, October 1,

1929. Referring to Figs. 28, 31, 34, 35 and 36 said mechanism includes a ring .218 carried byv the pulley 11 and having a pin 211 which pro- 283 connecting said dog with an arm 284 fixed to said hub. The dog 28! is formed-with a stop arm 285 adapted, when the connected parts are rotated in the direction of the'arrows on Flgs. 34, 35 and 36 to engage a head 281 yieldingly mount? ed by means of-a spring 288 in the end of a stop arm 289 when the latter is in the position shown in full lines in'Fig. 28, thereby disengaging the dog 281 from the shoulder :80 as shown in Fig.

34,, and stopping the rotation of the shaft 18, the

shock of stopping being cushioned by the spring 288. Recoil of the shaft under the influence oi the spring 288 is prevented by a pawl 280 normally urged into a position to be engaged by a shoulder 291 onthe hub 282by means of a spring 292. The stop-arm 2891s formed with a cam surfac'e 293 whichcooperates with, a plunger 294' slidably mounted in the frame and engaging the pawl $299. The arrangement of the parts is such that, when the stop arm 289 is in the position shown in dotted l nes in Fig. 28,-the head 281 is out of the path. of movement of the am 285 of thedog v281, permitting the latter, under the influence of the spring 283, to engage the shoulder 280,a shown in Fig. 36', thereby connecting the pulley "11 and] hub 282 for rotation in unison in the direction of the arrows. The cam surface 293 at the'same'time actsthroug'h the plunger 294' tohold the pawl 290 in-the inoperative position shown in Fig. 36. When the stop arm :89 isin'the position shown in full lines in Fig. 28, the head 281 will be engaged by the stop .arm' 285 to dis-' connect the parts and stop the machine, as above described. The cam surface 293 at this time permits the plunger 294 to be forced back by the spring 292, thereby permitting said spring to move the pawl 290 into operative position for engagement by the houlder 2!, as shown in Fig. 34.

' The stop arm 289 is secured, as by a set screw 301, (Figs. 32 and 34), to a rock shaft 305 journalled in the frame and having secured thereto at .theexteriorof the casing an arm 306 (Figs. 1, 31 and 32),connected by a chain 295 (Fig. 1) with a suitable treadle (not shown), said arm being preferably provided with a spring pressed positioning plunger 296 (Figs. 31 and 32) adapted to engage either'one of the two recesses or depressions 281 (Figs. 1 and 32) in the outer wall of the casing, thereby releasably retaining the stop arm 289 in either of the two positions shown in Fig. 28. To start the machine, the treadle is depressed, thereby rocking the shaft 305 in the direction to movev the stop arm 289 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 28; The machine having been started will continue to operate until automatically stopped.- For this purpose the following mechanism is provided:

Secured, as by a set screw 308, (Fig. 34), to the inner end of the rock shaft 305 is an arm 298 having a bifurcated end between the bifurcations of -which is. pivoted a bunter 299 having a bevelled free end 300 (Fig. 32) adapted, when said bunter is in the elevated position shown in Figs. 28and 30, to be engaged by a stud 301 (see also Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 32), projecting from the underside of the main cam I29 when the latter reaches-an angular position corresponding to the completion of the tyingjstitch. Such engagement of the end 30001 the bunter 299 by the stud 30I causes said bunter to be forced toward the right in Fig.-28,thereby rocking the shaft 305 in'a clockwise direction and moving the stop arm 289 into the position shown in full lines. in Fig. 28 to disengage the clutch and stop the machine. The stud 30l is preferably notched, as shown at 302 in Fig. 13, so that the slight overthrow of the parts incidental to'stopping the -machine will bring said notch opposite the end of the bunter 299 in order to permit the machine to be again startedby operation of the treadle.

A shaft 285 (Figs. 9, 25 and 26) is journalled in the frame'and provided at the exterior of the casing with an operating handle 266 whereby it may be conveniently turned. Said shaft is formed with a flattened end portion 303 (Figs. 28, 29, 30, 32 and 34) adapted, when said shaft is turned into the position shown in Fig. 30, to hold the hunter 299 in its'operative' position in the path of movement of the stud 30l to stop the machine after one compiete'rotation of the cam I29 and the consequent completion of one group of attaching and tying stitches, as in sewing a twohole button B,'Fig. 2. When turned into the position shown in Figs. 29, 32and 34, however, the flattened portion 303 permits the bunter. 299 to be drawn by a spring 304 into the inoperative positinued operation'of the machine after one com- (Fig. 3) until raised into its operativeposition by thefollowing mechanism. Y

r veted as at m [(F i s. "2%, 28,39 and 32),

the frame member I59 is a bell crank lever having one arm 3I6 in engagement with a vertically sliding plunger 3| I guided in said frame member and adapted, when raised, to lift the hunter 299 from the inoperative position shown in Fig. 29 into the operative position shown in Figs. 28 and 30. The other arm 3I2 of said bell crank lever engages a cam or eccentric 3I3 formed on the hub of the gear I63 and cam I62 (see also Fig. 19). above explained, the cam and gear assembly I62, I63, 3I3 makes one complete rotation to two complete rotations of the cam shaft 16 and main cam I29, and the eccentric 3I3 is so arranged that at the completion of one rotation of the gear I 29 the bell crank 3I6, 3I2- and plunger 3 will be in the positions shown in Fig. 29, but at the completion of a second rotation of the cam I29 said parts will be in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 30, thereby lifting the hunter 299 into operative position and causing the stopping of the machine ,upon the completion of said second rotation.

It will thus be seen that with the shaft 265 in the position shown in Fig. 36 the machine will be stopped after the completion of one group of attaching and tying stitches, and when said shaft is in the position shown in Figs. 28 and 29, the machine will be stopped after the completion of two groups of attaching and tying stitches. By a suitable angular setting of the shaft 265 by means of the handle 266, the machine can be set to complete automatically either one group of stitches resulting from twelve vertical reciprocations of the needle, or two such groups of stitches. The shaft 265 is mounted for a limited longitudinal movement in opposition to a spring 3 (Figs. 9 and 25) interposed between the casing wall and a collar 3I5 on said shaft, said spring normally holding the shaft in the longitudinal position shown. Secured to the shaft 265 immediately adjacent the outer face of the casing wall is a disk 3I6 (Figs. 25 and 26.), said disk being preferably formed integral with the handle 266 and the whole unit being secured to the shaft by a key 3| I. The disk 3I6 is provided adjacent its edge with two index characters 3I6 and also carries a stud 3 I 9 adapted to engage either of two apertures 326 i in the casing wall, whereby the angular position of .the shaft may be fixed with either of the index characters 3 I 6 opposite a fixed-index or reference pin 32I. By drawing the shaft 265 outwardly a limited distance against the tension of the spring 3, the stud 3I9 may be disengaged from the aperture 326 with which it is engaged, the shaft turned to bring the other index character 3 I 6 opposite the reference pin 321, and the shaft re-.

leased to permit the spring 3 to reengage the pin 3I9 with the other aperture 326, thereby locking the shaft in readjusted position. As shown,

the index characters 3I6 comprise the numerals 12 and-"24" disposed at 90 to one another.

The arrangement is such that when the numeral 12 is opposite the index pin 3 2I, the shaft 265 is in the positionshown in Fig. 30 so as to stop the machine after one rotation of the cam I29 and consequently upon the completion of one group of attaching and tying stitches and when the numeral 24' is opposite the index pin, the

shaft 265 is in the position shown in Figs. 28

and 29, so that the machine is not'stopped until after two rotations of the cam I 29 and the completion of two groups of stitches.

is disengaged from the opening "I in the index plate I12, permitting the spring I16 to turn the yoke I66 and carry the pin I5I into a position coaxial with the shaft I54, as shown in Figs. 23 and 24. The slide I32 (Figs. 5, 9 and 14) is adjusted, in accordance with the lateral spacing of the holes h, Ira: (Fig. 2), to position the studs I26 (Figs. 17, 23 and 24) and I9I (Fig. 20) at the proper points in the grooves in their respective lever arms I22 and I93 to give the required amplitude of lateral vibration to the needle and loopers. The shaft, 265 (Figs. 9, 25 and 26) is angularly set to stop the machine upon the completion of one group of stitches, that is to say, the index numeral 12" is set opposite the reference pin 32I. The starting treadle (not shown) is then depressed and acts through the chain 295 (Fig. 1) and arm'366 to rock the shaft 365 (Fig. 28) in a counter-clockwise direction, thereby engaging the head 261 of the stop arm 269 from the arm 265 (Figs. 34, 35 and 36) of the clutch dog 26I and starting the machine. During the operation of the machine the rock shaft 365 is retained in the position into which it has been moved by the starting treadle by engagement of the plunger 296 (Fig. 32) with the appropriate recess 291. The machine thereupon operates to cause the needle to descend alternately through the holes h and ha: and the looper mechanism to cooperate therewith to form a group of attaching stitches, and thereafter to cause said needle to descend twice through the same hole to form a tying stitch. Upon the completion of this stitch group, i. e., upon the completion of one rotation of the cam I29, the stud 36I (Figs. 30and 32) engages the end of the hunter 299, forcing the same toward the right and thereby rocking the shaft 365 in a clockwise direction and moving the stop arm 269 into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 28. The arm 265 of the clutch dog 26I thereupon engages the head 261 of said stop arm, thus disengaging the clutch and positively stopping the shaft 16, the impact being cushioned by the spring 266. Movement of the stop arm 269 into stopping position causes the cam surface 293 (Fig. 31) on the stop arm 269 to release the plunger 294 (Figs. 31 and 34), so that the spring 292 moves the pawl 296 into position to be engaged by the shoulder 29| to check the recoil of the spring 266, as shown in Fig. 34.

In order to set the machine to sew a four-hole button B (Fig. 3), the locking pin I16 (Figs. 15 and 18) is engaged with the opening "I in the index plate I12, and the connected index plate and hand lever I69 turned until the proper graduation (in accordance with the fore and aft spacing of the pairs of holes h, h, and h, h) on the scale I15 is brought oppos te theindex mark I16. This positions the stud I5I (Fig. 17) at the proper point in the groove 152 in the lever arm I53 to produce the requisite fore and aft shifting movement of the needle, and looper mechanism in accordance with said spacing. The adjustment for lateral hole spacing is made by the slide I32 (Figs. 5, 9 and 14) in the same manner as above described in the case of a twohole button. The shaft 265 (Figs. 9, 25 and 26) is angularly set with the index numeral "24 opposite the reference pin 32I, thereby positioning the flattened end portion 363 thereof as shown in Figs. 28 and 29. The machine then operates as above described to sew a group of attaching Upon the completion of this stitch group, the

cam I29 will have made one complete rotation, 

